Jones impressed Daboll from the first hour they worked together. But because the Giants had not picked up his fifth-year option, Jones had no guarantees beyond the 17-game season. Jones responded by playing well from start to finish and Daboll quickly became his strongest and most vocal advocate.
“You learned a lot when you come in,” Daboll said. “We learned a lot about Daniel. I think he learned a lot about us. (Now), you’re not going through day one cadence in the quarterback meeting room or maybe some installation of some basic plays. You have a good feel for what the quarterback feels comfortable with, and now it’s adding new wrinkles here and there are things that you study in the off-season. But the language and the terminology, he has that down. You jump into some other things, maybe some technique things, maybe in new plays, maybe some things you saw when you really broke it down at the end of the season and the past few weeks of, hey, let’s take a look and make sure we understand the why behind this play a little bit better.
“But he’s done a good job. He’s a consistent person. I’m glad we have him.”
Daboll and Jones hope to expand the offense’s versatility and productivity this season. They’ve added weapons such as tight end Darren Waller and wide receiver Parris Campbell and will certainly augment their group of playmakers in the NFL Draft next week.
Will the offense look significantly different?
“It’s tough to say where we’ll end up,” Jones said. “I think something Dabs has talked about since he got here is we’re always growing and we’re always evolving, adapting and how it looks today will be different than how it looks a week from now and a week later and as we get through the off-season program. We are always adding stuff, taking things out and adjusting here and there and that’s the process. You’re always trying to learn and keep up and stay on top of it.”
Unlike last year, Daboll and Jones have the advantage of familiarity with each other, and with most of the key players on offense.
“I think once you’re around a team like we were for the last year, our first season, the people that you have on your team, you kind of know some of their strengths and you know their weaknesses,” Daboll said. “You also know that they know a lot more than they did last year when you came in and I’d say the same is for me just being in my position. Do experience and togetherness help? Yeah, to an extent. But you have all these new pieces that you are trying to…
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